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Hi Rodney & welcome to ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ!

Hope that you'll soon be advised.

Harmonie.

Hi Harmonie,
  Thank you for welcoming me. Have you ever been to Shanghai?

Depends how much "fun" you want to have, and what standards you have. prices are like any big city- you can eat and drink paying NYC prices, or eat street food and greasy spoons for $2 usd a meal. Its up to you. 10,000 rmb is a decent monthly for a local alone. Cooking is cheaper but, imports like cheese, good coffee, and cereal cost a pretty penny. ($10 usd for box of cereal)

Do you plan on traveling around Asia much while you are here? I think that will cost a lot as well- flights to visit Japan, Taiwan for the weekend, etc. Travelling around china is pretty affordable.

you can check and compare cost of living on this useful site:

And like anywhere else in the world, your actual cola depends on your lifestyle. 10.000RMB after tax and accom is certainly doable in my opinion. It's an average salary for English teachers here, and they seem to have a good time mostly hehe. It won't be a living la vida loca lifestyle, but good enough.

Hello Rodney,
10k/month you can surely have a decent life. But it would also be difficult to save.